An investigative report concerning the federal Indian Boarding School Initiative has been released by the U.S. Department of Interior.
According to a news release from the governor’s office, the report looked to examine the snowball effect of government Indian boarding school guidelines.
“I want to apologize for the role the state played with this abhorrent policy. We are committed to supporting our families still experiencing impacts and raise awareness of this history,” said Gov. Steve Sisolak (D-NV).
The governor’s office reports that their where three federal boarding schools in the state from 1819 to 1959 among the roughly 408 throughout the country.
The investigation revealed that there were burial sites that were marked or unmarked at roughly 53 of the schools.
“I appreciate the care and dedication shown by the U.S. Department of Interior on this critical project. Tribal citizens in Nevada lived the harsh realities of these boarding schools, which were designed to forcefully assimilate young Native Americans by kidnapping them off from their families and culture,” added Sisolak.
The release states that the three schools in Nevada were Pyramid Lake Boarding School and Day School in Nixon, Stewart Indian School in Carson City and Western Shoshone Boarding School in Owyhee.
The Stewart Indian School Cultural Center & Museum in Carson City memorializes the experiences of the school children at who went to Indian Boarding Schools from 1890 to 1980, according to the release.
